About Commercial Roofing Contractors of Bronx

Commercial Roofing Contractors of Bronx is a roofing contractor for flat and low-slope roofs on Bronx, NY buildings. We repair, replace, recover, coat, inspect and maintain them. The work starts on the roof with a walk, a camera and a marker, and it ends with a written report the owner can use. The people who call us are superintendents, property managers, facility directors and general contractors. Each needs a straight answer about what the roof needs before the next storm, and that answer comes from the roof, not from a brochure.

What we do

Our systems range across silicone and acrylic coatings, spray foam, built-up, modified bitumen, EPDM, KEE, PVC, TPO and metal in both standing seam and retrofit form. Our repair crews handle flashing, seams, drains and penetrations, and our replacement crews handle full tear-off and new roofs. When a membrane is sound but tired, we look at a restoration coating before recommending anything heavier.

The inspection work that keeps those decisions grounded comes with it: hands-on walks, drone surveys and infrared moisture scans that find wet insulation under a membrane that looks fine. Emergency response runs around the clock, all week, holidays included, because a roof does not wait for a weekday.

The first walk

Every job begins with a flat-roof walk. We photograph the drains, the parapet joints, the bulkhead curbs, the stair hatches and every place a pipe or a unit crosses the membrane. We mark soft spots, probe seams and count what holds water after rain. Where the answer is not visible, an infrared moisture survey and a core cut give it.

The report that follows ranks each item by risk, says whether it is a patch, a section repair or a bigger decision, and gives the quantity behind each line. A manager can hand it to an owner, a board or a lender without translating it first.

The buildings we see

In Longwood, Belmont, Tremont and Bedford Park the pre-war buildings stand five and six stories high, so flat multifamily roofs are a large share of the borough's work. Along the Grand Concourse, buildings of that kind sit in a historic district designated in 2011, and roof replacement and other exterior work can fall under its review. Our apartment roof work concentrates on parapets, coping, counterflashing, bulkheads and drains.

Hunts Point is the industrial side. More than 800 businesses on the peninsula employ over 25,000 workers, and the Cooperative Market alone holds 700,000 square feet of refrigerated space. Cold storage and warehouse roofs there fight condensation, rooftop refrigeration lines and heavy equipment traffic. Retail runs along Fordham Road, at Gateway Center on the Major Deegan Expressway and around the Hub on Third Avenue. Healthcare adds the Montefiore campuses in Norwood, Morris Park and Wakefield, and the hospital roofs that go with them. On the waterfront, Throgs Neck and City Island lie open to the East River and Long Island Sound, and edge metal and rooftop equipment get extra attention. In Riverdale, high ground and the Hudson give roofs open wind exposure of their own.

Tenants, hours and access

Most Bronx roofs sit over people. Tenants sleep under apartment roofs, patients lie under hospital roofs, and workers stand under warehouse roofs. We plan hours, protect entrances, stage material away from fire lanes and dry in every section before the crew leaves. On occupied buildings, the superintendent hears our plan first and the tenants hear it from the superintendent.

We write access into the proposal, whether that means a roof hatch, a ladder, a hoist or a crane, and we confirm what the building department requires for the scope. The Department of Buildings circulates the 2022 NYC Construction Codes. They answer filing questions.

The weather a roof here has to handle

At Central Park the July high is 95.7 F, August reaches 93.4 F, June 92.1 F, the record low is -15 F, and snow totals about 29.8 inches a year. A membrane moves across that range every year, so seams and flashings age first.

Water is the other test. In September 2021 Ida's worst hour dropped a city-record 3.15 inches, and Sandy's October 29, 2012 floodwater stood 3.4 feet deep in Throgs Neck. Ponding, clogged drains and wind exposure on waterfront roofs go on every inspection list we write.

Roofs also age differently by block. A parapet on a Concourse walk-up sees the same weather as a roof in Kingsbridge, but its coping stone, counterflashing and drain strainers carry different histories. We read each roof as its own record, and we write down what the weather has done to it so the next owner or manager inherits facts, not guesses.

What the owner ends up holding

The owner gets photographs, a ranked list, quantities and a recommendation with the reason behind it. For larger portfolios we build condition reports that rate every roof on the same scale, so a manager can fund the worst first. A maintenance program adds two visits a year to clear strainers, check flashing and photograph changes, so the next work order is smaller than the last. Owners who plan a larger project also get help with the decision between repair, recover and replacement, with core-cut evidence behind each option and a clear note on what each choice leaves for later. When a storm causes damage, we separate emergency work from permanent repairs and document both for an insurer.

We tell the owner what we found, what we would do and what happens if the item waits. To start, send the address type, the roof age and the last tenant complaint, and we will book the flat-roof walk. We cover the whole borough, including Hunts Point, Fordham and Riverdale, and the Westchester cities beside it. We keep the writing plain and the photographs dated, because a board, a lender or a superintendent should be able to read the same file and reach the same conclusion.

Commercial Roofing Questions

What kinds of buildings does Commercial Roofing Contractors of Bronx work on?

Apartment buildings, warehouses, cold storage, hospitals, schools, retail and government property, all with low-slope or metal roofs. If the roof is flat and commercial, we can walk it.

Do you respond to emergencies?

Yes. Response runs around the clock, holidays included. The first visit makes the opening watertight, and the permanent repair follows after the roof has been measured.

What should a manager send for a first call?

The address type, the roof age and the last tenant complaint. Photographs of the stain and any standing water help too.

Can you work while tenants stay in the building?

We schedule hours, protect entrances and dry in each section nightly, so occupied buildings stay in use through the job.

Who reads the report?

Superintendents use the item list for work orders, and owners, boards and lenders use the ranking and quantities for budgets.